DISABILITY SERVICES ACT 2006 - SECT 163
Requirements for chief executive’s decision about whether change should be made
DISABILITY SERVICES ACT 2006 - SECT 163
Requirements for chief executive’s decision about whether change should be made
163 Requirements for chief executive’s decision about whether change should
be made
(1) The chief executive may decide a change should be made to the adult’s
positive behaviour support plan only if satisfied the change would not—
(a)
increase the risk of the adult’s behaviour causing harm to the adult or
others; or
(b) decrease the extent to which the adult’s needs are met or
the adult’s capabilities and quality of life are improved.
(2) For deciding
whether a change should be made, the chief executive may arrange for all or
part of a multidisciplinary assessment to be conducted, or consult any of the
entities listed in section 156(3) , as the chief executive considers
appropriate in the circumstances.
(3) However, if the chief executive is
deciding whether a change should be made because the adult is subject to a
forensic order, treatment support order or treatment authority under the
Mental Health Act 2016, the chief executive must consult the authorised
psychiatrist responsible for treating the adult under that Act.
(4) Also, if
the chief executive is deciding whether a change should be made because the
adult is a forensic disability client, the chief executive must consult a
senior practitioner responsible for the care and support of the adult under
the Forensic Disability Act 2011.
(5) Subsection (2) applies subject to any
order or direction of the tribunal.